Read more Ben Nelson stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21838/ben-nelson.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe morning after Harry Reid scored his 60 votes, many a senator headed for the talk shows to expound on their views of the Senate health bill. A look around the Sunday dial: There were 39 people unhappy with last night's outcome, and Mitch McConnell leads them, telling State of...http://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is in the hot seat tonight, as the last Democratic holdout to the 60 votes Harry Reid needs in balloting tonight to bring the health care bill to the Senate floor for debate. Nebraskan Ben Nelson said yesterday he would vote yes, and Louisiana's Mary Landrieu...http://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 7:24:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74485/most-red-state-dems-can-vote-for-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe main reason Senate Democrats have a prayer of passing health care reform is that not many of them are up for reelection next year, says Nate Silver. Only a third of the Senate is up for re-election in 2010, and most of the Democrats in that group come from...http://www.newser.com/story/74485/most-red-state-dems-can-vote-for-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 9:27:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74305/three-dems-threaten-to-block-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree Senate Democrats are threatening to prevent the health care reform bill from even making it to the floor of the chamber. Normally it’s a routine procedure to get the 60 votes necessary to open debate on a bill, but Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Mary Landrieu are balking on...http://www.newser.com/story/74305/three-dems-threaten-to-block-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74328/reid-optimistic-about-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid is “cautiously optimistic” about the success of his frantic attempts to unite the 60 votes of his caucus behind the Senate health care reform bill. “I think we’re together,” he says. But the majority leader was positively voluble about the bill itself, notes the Washington Post : “Of all...http://www.newser.com/story/74328/reid-optimistic-about-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74012/call-liebermans-bluff-make-him-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe filibuster is supposed to be a last resort. It allows the Senate minority, when it's willing to engage in endless debate—at the cost of holding up the chamber’s other business—to challenge legislation. But today, senators need only signal their intention to filibuster to stall a bill, and...http://www.newser.com/story/74012/call-liebermans-bluff-make-him-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:29:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73592/health-reform-faces-tougher-battle-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"That was easy," Nancy Pelosi quipped after health care reform squeaked through the House; viewed from the other side of the Capitol, this is no joke. As the action shifts to the Senate, Harry Reid has a tough hand to play. The GOP minority wields more power in the Senate,...http://www.newser.com/story/73592/health-reform-faces-tougher-battle-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 6:48:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72734/reids-6-biggest-headaches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo get the 60 votes he needs just to bring his health care bill to the floor of the Senate, Harry Reid is going to have to rein in some of his caucus' members. Politico surveys the majority leader's biggest challenges. Joe Lieberman, Conn. The independent said yesterday he'll join...http://www.newser.com/story/72734/reids-6-biggest-headaches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 8:14:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72406/reid-goes-for-broke-with-public-option-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid is preparing to bring a health reform bill that includes a public option to the floor of the Senate, gambling that his 60-member caucus will support the plan if it contains opt-out measures for individual states. The majority leader and other senators met with Barack Obama yesterday to...http://www.newser.com/story/72406/reid-goes-for-broke-with-public-option-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 7:46:21 CDT